Top 100 baby names 1939

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Top 100 baby names 1939

In 1939, Australian boys received 1,507 name registrations (10 unique), girls 1,073 (10 unique).

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What changed vs 1938

♂ Biggest risers

Peter ↑3 #6 → #3
Kevin ↑1 #8 → #7

♀ Biggest risers

Dorothy ↑2 #5 → #3
Maureen ↑2 #6 → #4
Valerie ↑2 #8 → #6

♂ Biggest fallers

Ronald ↓3 #3 → #6
Barry ↓1 #7 → #8

♀ Biggest fallers

Judith ↓5 #3 → #8
Mary ↓2 #7 → #9
Shirley ↓1 #4 → #5

♂ New entries in top 100

Raymond NEW #9
James NEW #10

♀ New entries in top 100

Janice NEW #10

♂ Top 100 boys — 1939

001 John — 312
002 Robert — 226
003 Peter ↑3 159
004 William — 152
005 Brian — 139
006 Ronald ↓3 119
007 Kevin ↑1 110
008 Barry ↓1 102
009 Raymond NEW 95
010 James NEW 93

♀ Top 100 girls — 1939

001 Margaret — 257
002 Patricia — 148
003 Dorothy ↑2 98
004 Maureen ↑2 92
005 Shirley ↓1 91
006 Valerie ↑2 87
007 Joan ↑2 86
008 Judith ↓5 81
009 Mary ↓2 67
010 Janice NEW 66

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